D F C S - Department of Human Services

INSTITUTIONAL & STRATEGIC GOALS
As stated in a memo from the CIO dated September 19, 2007:
Often, organizations, both public and private, establish strategic goals only to find
themselves having difficulty in making them actionable, or failing in execution.
Covey's 4 "Disciplines of Execution" address this failure to execute directly, and has
been adopted for Georgia State Government, including DHR. Part of this execution is
the development of one "Wildly Important Goal" or WIG, the one goal that, if not
achieved, renders all other goals meaningless. The Commissioner and DHR
leadership worked very hard with the Covey organization to come up with the WIG
for DHR:
DHR's Wildly Important Goal (WIG):
To reduce the number of incidents that may lead to death or serious injury to
consumers in our care, custody or oversight by 50% by June 30, 2008.
DFCS' Wildly Important Goal (WIG):
Reduce the number of incidents that may lead to death or serious injury of children
who are in our custody, care or oversight by 50% by June 2008.
ETS' Wildly Important Goal (WIG):
Reduce the number of incidents that may lead to death or serious injury of children
who are in our custody, care or oversight by 50% by June 2008.
Lag Measure:
Train 90% of Foster Care Case Managers hired between April 1 and October 1, 2008
on permanency and concurrent planning policies and practices by December 31,
2008.
Lead Measure:
Train 30% of Case Managers by June 30, 2008
Lead Measure:
Train 60% of Case Managers by September 30, 2008
Lead Measure:
Train 90% of Case Managers by December 31, 2008
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